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Parallel ISA 59:10

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BI Isa 59:10 ©

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OET-LVWe_grope_for like_the_blind a_wall and_like_without eyes we_grope we_have_stumbled in/on/at/with_noon as_the_twilight in/on/at/with_strong like_the_dead.

UHBנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה כַֽ⁠עִוְרִים֙ קִ֔יר וּ⁠כְ⁠אֵ֥ין עֵינַ֖יִם נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ בַֽ⁠צָּהֳרַ֨יִם֙ כַּ⁠נֶּ֔שֶׁף בָּ⁠אַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים כַּ⁠מֵּתִֽים׃ 
   (nəgashəshāh ka⁠ˊivrīm qiyr ū⁠kə⁠ʼēyn ˊēynayim nəgashshēshāh ⱪāshalnū ⱱa⁠ʦʦāhₒrayim ⱪa⁠nneshef bā⁠ʼashəmanniym ⱪa⁠mmētiym.)

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ULT We grope the wall as the blind,
⇔ and as though without eyes we grope.
 ⇔ We stumble at noonday as in the twilight;
⇔ among the strong as the dead.

UST We are like blind people who have to feel along the wall to be able to walk anywhere.
⇔ We stumble and trip at noontime like we would when it is dark.
 ⇔ We are like dead people who are among healthy people.


BSB Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall,
⇔ groping like those without eyes.
 ⇔ We stumble at midday as in the twilight;
⇔ among the vigorous we are like the dead.

OEB We grope, like the blind, by the wall,
⇔ yea, like men who are sightless we grope;
 ⇔ we stumble at noon as in twilight,
⇔ in darkness we dwell like the dead.

WEB We grope for the wall like the blind.
⇔ Yes, we grope as those who have no eyes.
 ⇔ We stumble at noon as if it were twilight.
⇔ Among those who are strong, we are like dead men.

NET We grope along the wall like the blind,
 ⇔ we grope like those who cannot see;
 ⇔ we stumble at noontime as if it were evening.
 ⇔ Though others are strong, we are like dead men.

LSV We feel [for] the wall like the blind,
Indeed, we feel as without eyes,
We have stumbled at noon as at twilight,
In desolate places as the dead.

FBV We grope like blind people along a wall, feeling with our hands as if we have no eyes. We stumble at noon as if it were the evening. Among those who are full of life,[fn] we are like the dead.


59:10 “Full of life”: the word so translated only occurs once in Scripture and its meaning is uncertain.

T4T We are like [SIM] blind people who have to feel along a wall to be able to walk anywhere.
⇔ We stumble and trip at noontime like [SIM] we would when it is dark.
 ⇔ We are like [SIM] dead people who are among healthy people.

LEB• along a wall, and we grope[fn] eyes. •  We stumble at noon as in the twilight; •  among the strong we are like the dead.


?:? Literally “like there are no”

BBE We go on our way, like blind men feeling for the wall, even like those who have no eyes: we are running against things in daylight as if it was evening; our place is in the dark like dead men.

MOFNo MOF ISA book available

JPS We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, as they that have no eyes do we grope; we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; we are in dark places like the dead.

ASV We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.

DRA We have groped for the wall, and like the blind we have groped as if we had no eyes: we have stumbled at noonday as in darkness, we are in dark places as dead men.

YLT We feel like the blind [for] the wall, Yea, as without eyes we feel, We have stumbled at noon as at twilight, In desolate places as the dead.

DBY We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at midday as in the twilight; amongst the flourishing we are as the dead.

RV We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.

WBS We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men .

KJB We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
  (We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. )

BB We grope lyke the blinde vpon the wall, we grope euen as one that hath none eyes, we stumble at the noone day as though it were towarde night, in the falling places, lyke men that are halfe dead.
  (We grope like the blind upon the wall, we grope even as one that hath/has none eyes, we stumble at the noone day as though it were towarde night, in the falling places, like men that are halfe dead.)

GNV Wee grope for the wall like the blinde, and we grope as one without eyes: we stumble at the noone day as in the twilight: we are in solitarie places, as dead men.
  (Wee grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as one without eyes: we stumble at the noone day as in the twilight: we are in solitary places, as dead men. )

CB We grope like ye blynde vpon ye wall, we grope euen as one yt hath none eyes. We stomble at ye noone daye, as though it were toward night: in ye fallinge places, like men yt are half deed.
  (We grope like ye/you_all blind upon ye/you_all wall, we grope even as one it hath/has none eyes. We stomble at ye/you_all noone day, as though it were toward night: in ye/you_all fallinge places, like men it are half dead.)

WYC We gropiden as blynde men the wal, and we as with outen iyen touchiden; we stumbliden in myddai, as in derknessis, in derk places, as deed men.
  (We gropiden as blind men the wal, and we as without iyen touchiden; we stumbliden in myddai, as in darkness, in derk places, as dead men.)

LUT Wir tappen nach der Wand wie die Blinden und tappen, als die keine Augen haben. Wir stoßen uns im Mittage als in der Dämmerung; wir sind im Düstern wie die Toten.
  (Wir tappen nach the Wand like the Blinden and tappen, als the no Augen have. Wir stoßen uns in_the Mittage als in the Dämmerung; wir are in_the Düstern like the Toten.)

CLV Palpavimus sicut cæci parietem, et quasi absque oculis attrectavimus: impegimus meridie quasi in tenebris; in caliginosis quasi mortui.
  (Palpavimus like cæci parietem, and as_if without oculis attrectavimus: impegimus meridie as_if in darkness; in caliginosis as_if mortui. )

BRN They shall feel for the wall as blind men, and shall feel for it as if they had no eyes: and they shall feel at noon-day as at midnight; they shall groan as dying men.

BrLXX Ψηλαφήσουσιν ὡς τυφλοὶ τοῖχον, καὶ ὡς οὐχ ὑπαρχόντων ὀφθαλμῶν ψηλαφήσουσι· καὶ πεσοῦνται ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ ὡς ἐν μεσονυκτίῳ, ὡς ἀποθνήσκοντες στενάξουσιν·
  (psaʸlafaʸsousin hōs tufloi toiⱪon, kai hōs ouⱪ huparⱪontōn ofthalmōn psaʸlafaʸsousi; kai pesountai en mesaʸmbria hōs en mesonuktiōi, hōs apothnaʸskontes stenaxousin; )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

59:10 people without eyes: See 6:10; Deut 28:29.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) We grope for the wall like the blind … like dead men

(Some words not found in UHB: grope_along like_the,blind wall and,like,without eyes grope stumble in/on/at/with,noon as_the,twilight in/on/at/with,strong like_the,dead )

This means that because God is not coming to them, they feel helpless, not finding the right path and despairing of the future, with no hope for a vibrant life.

BI Isa 59:10 ©